Enrollment
298
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSTON CCSD 65·NCES 171446001787
Dawes Elementary School
440 Dodge Ave, Evanston, IL 60202 · (847) 905-3401 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
142 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
69.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.2pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 43.3% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dawes Elementary School
Dawes Elementary School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawes Elementary School this school | 298 | 47.7% | 59.0% |
| Northwest School Evergreen Park | 242 | 48.3% | 51.0% |
| Jahn Elementary School Chicago | 360 | 48.3% | 30.5% |
| Southeast Elementary School Evergreen Park | 303 | 49.8% | 38.8% |
| Longwood Elementary School Naperville | 346 | 48.8% | 27.8% |
| Westchester Intermediate School Westchester | 353 | 53.3% | 37.6% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dawes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #346 of 1,925 | #107 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #418 of 2,077 ▲ 44 | #138 of 829 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #365 of 2,077 ▲ 4 | #134 of 829 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #1,549 of 2,419 | #642 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #176 of 2,035 | #107 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #24 of 2,042 | #12 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.7% | #1,360 of 2,132 | #622 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #392 of 1,461 | #239 of 661 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
298
-27 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 298 | 28.7 | 10.4:1 | 48% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 31.5 | 9.8:1 | 51% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 31.4 | 10.2:1 | 52% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 31.5 | 12.1:1 | 56% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 360 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 58% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 30 | 12.0:1 | 58% (210) |
| 2000-01 | 396 | 29 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 26 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dawes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (380 to 298); teachers down 9% (31.5 to 28.7).
About Dawes Elementary School
The public elementary school Dawes Elementary School is located in Evanston, Illinois. It teaches 298 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 22% lower.
Evanston CCSD 65 oversees Dawes Elementary School and 15 other schools, with 6,136 students in total.
The biggest share of students at Dawes Elementary School, 30%, is White. Other reported shares: 29% Hispanic, 26% Black, 9% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 44% White among all Cook County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 75%.
Its staff includes 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.4 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 48% of students at Dawes Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Dawes Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 85% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Test results at Dawes Elementary School are 15.0 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.0%, compared with a predicted 44.0%, which ranks in the top 10% in Illinois.
American Community Survey estimates for Cook County show that median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Chute Middle School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Dawes Elementary School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Dawes Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The school's student count decreased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evanston CCSD 65
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Oakton Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
Other schools in Evanston
- Evanston Twp High SchoolHigh · 3,560 students
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Other Dawes Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Dawes Elementary. Dawes Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Dawes Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 926 students
Nearby schools
- Chute Middle School0.4 mi · 598
- Oakton Elementary School0.7 mi · 379
- Washington Elementary School0.7 mi · 410
- Rogers Elementary School0.7 mi · 790
- John Middleton Elementary School1.0 mi · 521
- Acero Chtr Sor Juana Ines de la1.0 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Dawes Elementary SchoolHow large is Dawes Elementary School?
Dawes Elementary School enrolls approximately 298 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Dawes Elementary School serve?
Dawes Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dawes Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dawes Elementary School is approximately 10.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dawes Elementary School?
At Dawes Elementary School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 29% Hispanic, 26% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Dawes Elementary School public or private?
Dawes Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Evanston CCSD 65.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.